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Nick

See: FULL OF THE OLD NICK.

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full of the Old Nick

[full of the Old Nick] or [full of the devil] or [full of it] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Always making trouble; naughty; bad. * /That boy is full of the Old […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the nick of time

[in the nick of time] {adv. phr.} Just at the right time; barely soon enough; almost too late. * /The doctor arrived in the nick of time to save the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Old Nick

[Old Nick] See: [FULL OF THE OLD NICK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

nick

[nick] {v.} 1. Steal. 2. Police Station or prison. 3. To arrest. British slang (Wikipedia)

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